War and Peace (1956)

  • PG
  • 08/21/1956 (US)
  • War, Romance, Drama, History
  • 3h 28m

The greatest novel ever written ... Now magnificently alive on the screen!

Overview

Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.

King Vidor

Director, Screenplay

Bridget Boland

Screenplay

Mario Camerini

Screenplay

Ennio De Concini

Screenplay

Ivo Perilli

Screenplay

Gian Gaspare Napolitano

Screenplay

Mario Soldati

Screenplay

Leo Tolstoy

Novel

Robert Westerby

Screenplay

Cast

Audrey Hepburn's headshot

Audrey Hepburn

Natasha Rostova
Henry Fonda's headshot

Henry Fonda

Pierre Bezukhov
Mel Ferrer's headshot

Mel Ferrer

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
Vittorio Gassman's headshot

Vittorio Gassman

Anatol Kuragin
Herbert Lom's headshot

Herbert Lom

Napoleon
Oskar Homolka's headshot

Oskar Homolka

Field Marshal Kutuzov
Anita Ekberg's headshot

Anita Ekberg

Helene Kuragina
Barry Jones's headshot

Barry Jones

Prince Mikhail Andreevich Rostov

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